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Her parents drone followed her always. Drone-watched kids hung out together, not speaking, the only sound the buzz of the swarm above them.

In China some classrooms broadcast live streams allowing parents—or anyone on the internet—to watch students, from kindergarten to university. This has raised controversy, with many raising the issues of violated rights, harm to personal growth, and the potential harassing comments from strangers. Mass media may focus on the government spying on citizens, but should we not also be asking what harm is caused when we start surveilling our loved ones?

//Zebadiah Mina is a comics writer obsessed with standup comedy & climate change. They write at medium.com/@Zebadiah, and live in Vancouver.//

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Don checked his earphones and gun.
The rebels had turned over the latest mind-controlled keyboards to their toddlers.
Time to fight or die.

In the last decade, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have been used to provide biofeedback on the brain, translating brain activity into images or audible tones. Advances in this technology have enabled finer control over the readouts, allowing users to move objects with more finesse, including robotic limbs and the Encephalophone, a musical keyboard. The Encephalophone could be used to rehabilitate stroke victims, or with the power of Zoe Perrenoud’s imagination – to act as a weapon of mass distraction. // Alex Massey

//Zoe Perrenoud @zoper is a freelance writer and translator with a mission to inspire.//